Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
Operational area
Country United Kingdom
Country  England
Agency overview
Established 1974 (1974)
Chief Fire Officer Phil Garrigan
Facilities and equipment
Stations 22
Engines 24 WATER LADDERS
Platforms 4 COMBINED PLATFORM LADDERS
Rescues SRT/SRU
Website
Official website

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the county of Merseyside in north-west England and is the statutory Fire and Rescue Authority responsible for all 999 fire brigade calls in Sefton, Knowsley, St. Helens, Liverpool and Wirral.

History

In 1974 the merger of the following borough Fire Brigades: City of Liverpool, Birkenhead, Bootle, Southport, St Helens, and Wallasey. As well as parts of Lancashire County Fire Brigade and Cheshire County Fire Brigade to create Merseyside Fire Brigade.

Merseyside Fire Brigade became Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority on 1 April 1986 as established by the Local Government Act 1985.[1]

In an effort to modernise the Fire service the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004[2] received Royal Assent on 22 July 2004.[3] This legislation changed the name to Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority. The change of name also reflects the fact that the service, in addition to fighting fire, conducts rescues such as RTC's and is heavily involved in prevention work in communities.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority Headquarters is located on Bridle Road, Bootle

Since 2013 the MACC relocated from Derby Road, Kirkdale to a purpose built joint control centre with Merseyside Police which is also located at the Bridle Road site.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority is made up of 5 Area Commands as follows: Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, and St Helens. Within these areas are:

  • 16x Wholetime Stations
  • 4x (LLAR) Low Level Activity & Risk (Day Cover 10:00 – 22:00, Stand Down 22:00 – 10:00)
  • 3x Wholetime/Retained Stations (30 Min Resilience)
  • 1x Wholetime Marine Rescue Station
  • 1x Wholetime/Day Crewed Station (30 Min Resilience)
  • 1x Resilience Station (30 Min Resilience)

Which provides Merseyside with 24hr fire cover.

Fire Stations/Appliances

Station Callsign Station Name Duty System Appliances
M10KirkdaleWholetime1x RP, 1x CPL, 1x Rehab, 1x DIM, 4x PM, pods: BASU, 2× BFU, DCU, EPU, HLU, ICU, LPPU, MDD, MTFU
M11Liverpool CityDay Manned1x WrL, 1x RP
M12KensingtonDay Manned1x RP
M14Speke and GarstonWholetime1x RP, pods: BFU
M15ToxtethWholetime1x RP, 1x CSU
M16Old SwanWholetime1x RP
M17Belle ValeLLAR/Jump Manned*1x RP, 1x HVPSU*,1x PM+HVP*, 1PM×HLRU*
M18AintreeDay Manned1x RP, 1× WrL
M19CroxtethWholetime1x RP, 1x SRP, 1x PM+SRU, 1x PM+Hcft
M19Urban Search & RescueWholetime/Retained1x K9U, 3x PM, Modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
M20BirkenheadWholetime/Jump Manned*1x RP, 1x CSU*
M21BromboroughWholetime1x RP
M22HeswallLLAR1x RP 1× L4P
M23UptonWholetime1x RP
M25WallaseyDay Crewed/Jump Manned*1x WrL, 1x RP, 1x CPL*
M30Bootle and NethertonWholetime1x RP
M31CrosbyWholetime/Retained1x RP, 1x WrL, 1x L4V
M32FormbyLLAR1x RP, 1× L4P
M33SouthportWholetime/Jump Manned*2x WrL, 1x CPL*
M40PrescotWholetime1x RP
M42KirkbyWholetime1x WrL
M50St. HelensWholetime / Jump Manned*1x RP, 1x CPL*
M51Newton-Le-WillowsLLAR1x RP
M52EcclestonDay Manned1x RP
M81Marine Rescue StationWholetime1x IRB

Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns

  • Rescue Pump (RP): P1 / P2
  • Water Ladder (WrL): P1 / P2
  • Light 4x4 Pump (L4P): L1
  • Light 4x4 Vehicle (L4V): L1
  • Combined Platform Ladder (CPL): A1
  • Command Support Unit (CSU): C1
  • The Rehab Unit (TRU): S2
  • Prime Mover (PM): T1 / T2 / T3 / T9

Pods:

  • Breathing Apparatus Support Unit (BASU)
  • Bulk Foam Unit (BFU)
  • Damage Control Unit (DCU)
  • Environmental Protection Unit (EPU)
  • High Volume Pump (HVP)
  • High Volume Pump (HVP)
  • Hose Layer Unit (HLU)
  • Incident Command and Control Unit (ICCU)
  • Light Portable Pump Unit (LPPU)
  • Marine and Tunnel Firefighting Unit (MTFU)

Search & Rescue Team

  • Search & Rescue Pump (SRP): R2
  • Search & Rescue Unit (PM+SRU): T1
  • Prime Mover + Hovercraft (PM+Hcft): B3
  • Inshore Rescue Boat (IrbT): B1

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)

  • Search & Rescue Dog Unit (K9U): R9
  • Prime Mover (PM): T7 / T8 / T9

Pods:

  • Module 1 – Technical Search Equipment
  • Module 2 – Heavy Transport, Confined Space & Hot Cutting Equipment
  • Module 3 – Breaching & Breaking Equipment
  • Module 4 – Multi Purpose Vehicle
  • Module 5 – Shoring Operations

Hazardous Materials Response

  • Detection, Identification and Monitoring Unit (DIM): H8
  • Prime Mover + Mass Decontamination Disrobe (PM+MDD): T9

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Local Government Act 1985". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 – Chapter 21". firesafe.org.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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